H 4624 — Gender Reassignment Procedures
Last action — Act No. 203
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 16, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 21, 2024.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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44 sponsors
44 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
18 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill Text
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Read H 4624 on the official South Carolina source →Action History
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Act No. 203
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Effective date 05/21/24
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 219
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Roll call Yeas-67 Nays-26
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Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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Debate adjourned
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-8
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Read third time and returned to House with amendments
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Amended
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Debate interrupted
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Read second time
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Special order, set for Aprl 25, 2024
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
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Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
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Introduced and read first time
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Read third time and sent to Senate
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Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-23
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Read second time
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Amended
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Bradley, Erickson, Gibson, Blackwell, M.M.Smith
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, McCravy, Harris, Magnuson, ONeal, Pope, Blackwell, Nutt, Guest, Hayes, Bauer, MM Smith, S Jones, Ott, Beach, Chapman, May, Cromer, Hadden, Robbins, Leber, Pace, Erickson, Gibson, Gilliam, Whilte, Hager, BL Cox
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Ligon, Forrest
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Davis
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Ballentine, Sandifer, Crawford, Guest
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Nutt, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Murphy, Mitchell, Brewer, Robbins, Gatch, West, Gilliam, Cromer, Kilmartin, O'Neal, Yow, S.Jones
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Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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Introduced and read first time
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Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Roger A. Nutt · Primary
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett · Primary
- Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber · Primary
- Representative Steven Wayne Long · Primary
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon · Primary
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley · Primary
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell · Primary
- Jr. Representative Gary S. Brewer · Primary
- Representative Robby Robbins · Primary
- Representative Gil Gatch · Primary
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam · Primary
- Representative April Cromer · Primary
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin · Primary
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Primary
- Representative Kathy Landing · Primary
- Representative Nathan Ballentine · Primary
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest · Primary
- Representative Mark N. Willis · Primary
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Primary
- Jr. Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest · Primary
- Representative Jordan S. Pace · Primary
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton · Primary
- Representative Jeff Bradley · Primary
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson · Primary
- Representative Daniel Gibson · Primary
- Representative David R. Hiott · Primary
- Chris Murphy · Primary
- Representative John R. McCravy III · Primary
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis · Primary
- Representative David Vaughan · Primary
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Primary
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Primary
- Representative Bill Taylor · Primary
- Jr. Representative G. Murrell Smith · Primary
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Primary
- Representative Wendell K. Jones · Primary
- Ashley B. Trantham · Primary
- Bart T. Blackwell · Primary
- Sandifer, William E., III · Primary
- David L. O'Neal · Primary
- West, John Taliaferro, IV · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →44 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on · 72 voted No
Sponsors (44)
- Nutt, Roger A. Voted No
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus Voted No
- Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. Voted No
- Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber Voted No
- Representative Steven Wayne Long Voted No
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon Voted No
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns Voted No
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley Voted No
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell
- Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Representative Robby Robbins
- Representative Gil Gatch Voted No
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam Voted No
- Representative April Cromer Voted No
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin Voted No
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow
- Representative Kathy Landing Voted No
- Representative Nathan Ballentine Voted No
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford Voted No
- Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Representative Mark N. Willis Voted No
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
- Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. Voted No
- Representative Jordan S. Pace Voted No
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton
- Representative Jeff Bradley
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson
- Representative Daniel Gibson
- Representative David R. Hiott
- Murphy, Chris
- Representative John R. McCravy III Voted No
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis
- Representative David Vaughan Voted No
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Representative Bill Taylor
- Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith
- Representative Wendell K. Jones Voted No
- Trantham, Ashley B. Voted No
- Blackwell, Bart T.
- Sandifer, William E., III
- O'Neal, David L. Voted No
- West, John Taliaferro, IV
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (126)
126 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 126 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 65 | 25 | 0 | 31 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 21% | 0% | 25% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 21% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 23 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 23 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 40% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (43)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 43% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (42)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 31% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (42)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 83 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 16% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 64 | 38 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 38 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 31% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 21% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 21% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 24% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 62 | 32 | 0 | 26 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 32 | 0 | 26 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 26% | 0% | 21% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 80 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 18% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 83 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 12% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 76 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 25% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 79 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 24% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 23 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 19% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 83 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 22% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (122)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 80 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 24% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (123)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 69 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 20% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (122)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does H 4624 do?
- AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 42 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO DEFINE GENDER, SEX, AND OTHER TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES TO A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-32-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM WITHHOLDING KNOWLEDGE OF A MINOR'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR GENDER FROM THE MINOR'S PARENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Who sponsors H 4624?
- H 4624 is sponsored by Nutt, Roger A., Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative April Cromer, Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative David R. Hiott, Murphy, Chris, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Trantham, Ashley B., Blackwell, Bart T., Sandifer, William E., III, O'Neal, David L., and West, John Taliaferro, IV.
- What is the current status of H 4624?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 16, 2023. Enacted.
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